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Starbucks (SOMA) in the Embarcadero District – San Francisco

Deanna — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:38:30 +0000

Embarcadero Starbucks on Spear So I am a big Starbucks connoisseur, and visit any Starbucks I can to see where is the most conducive to reading, writing and working. In my search through San Francisco for a Starbucks that is cozy, warm and has a great staff, I have found my favourite one yet! The [...]

Touring London Solo – Where to go & What to do (non-touristy)

Deanna — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:15:20 +0000

So in my past couple weeks I have learned that traveling in London is not very conducive to a solo/single traveller, well that is if you want to do all the tourist-y activities. Now what is brilliant for someone travelling and touring London England on their own is the fact that people here are just [...]

Cancelling my World of Warcraft Account: Temporarily

Deanna — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:11:16 +0000

The Unthinkable I know – I cancelled my World of Warcraft Account (Day 10 of NaBloPoMo) So I cancelled my World of Warcraft subscription the other day. I logged into my Battle.net account and went to my WoW game subscription page and pressed cancel. I expected a quick and easy process, and what I got [...]

My new MacBook Air 13″

Deanna — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:05:22 +0000

Day 9 of NaBloPoMo MacBook Air 13″ A couple weeks ago, there was a “magical” Apple Event where Steve Jobs introduced the newest MacBook Air 13″ and 11″ laptops. And yes, I watched the whole online presentation and thought, hmm… that is interesting. So I looked at the new specs for the MacBook Air, and [...]

Living with a Geek Web-Developer

Deanna — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:20:25 +0000

Living with a Geek Web-Developer is a fascinating thing. You think you are a tech-y geek, but in all reality you aren’t. Things you may need to know: The word Perl is not about a pretty piece of jewellery that comes from the ocean. It is a Unix programming language designed by a linguist and [...]

iMovie ’11 – Why it rocks & Why it drives me crazy!

Deanna — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Day 6 of NaBloPoMo So I recently got the new version of iMovie ’11 and began using it immediately. It is super easy to use, it is quick, and it has everything I could ever want. I have never really sunk my teeth into iMovie until now, and I am glad I did. With the [...]

Finding the Perfect Carry-On Luggage – NaBloPoMo

Deanna — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:45:59 +0000

Day 4 of NaBloPoMo – National Blog Posting Month Over the past year I have been searching for hand luggage 0r carry on luggage that would work on most airlines, yet not weigh me down. I also wanted to find a carry-on bag that would suit @nachoman as well, for when he goes back and [...]

Fingers Crossed About A New Macbook Pro (Or at least the Apple Store Fixing My Current One)

Deanna — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:39:58 +0000

I have been dealing with the Apple Store (Pacific Centre) and the telephone Applecare support centre for the past few months, trying to get my laptop fixed. It all started with my laptop zapping me when I was typing, and there was always a consistent buzzing feeling emanating from the top case. I didn’t think [...]

Apple Store – Zappy the Laptop Strikes Once again. . .

Deanna — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:05:30 +0000

Every time I end up at the Apple Store at Pacific Centre, I stand there in the sea of bright orange, light blue and dark blue shirts, that scurry around looking for their appointments to take care of. Now that I have been there a few times, I know the drill: Make an appointment a [...]